The dynamic influence of cells on the formation of stable emulsions in organic–aqueous biotransformations

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1011-1026

  Collins, Jonathan ^a,b   Grund, Marcel ^a,c   Brandenbusch, Christoph ^a   Sadowski, Gabriele ^a   Schmid, Andreas ^a,c   Bühler, Bruno ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

E. coli; Emulsion stability; Pickering emulsion; Two liquid phase biotransformation; Whole cell biocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CELL EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; PHENETHYL ALCOHOL; PROTEIN; STYRENE OXIDE; EMULSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STYRENE;

ACIDIFICATION; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURFACE; CELLS; CENTRIFUGATION; CYTOLYSIS; EMULSION; EPOXIDATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVAPORATION; FED BATCH CULTURE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHASE SEPARATION; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DEPLETION; REACTOR OPERATION; SUPERNATANT; WHOLE CELL; BIOCATALYSIS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BIOCATALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; EMULSIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOLUTIONS; STYRENE;

EID: 84930865349     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-015-1621-x     Document Type: Article

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